阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，回答41－45题。Iamawriter.Ispendagreatd ealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletr uth.Languageisthetoolofmytr ade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.
BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.
Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatr estaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertr anslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestr ucture:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.
第6题：Bysaying“Languageisthetoolofmytr ade”,theauthormeansthat（）
A．sheusesEnglishinforeigntr ade
B．sheisfascinatedbylanguages
C．sheworksasatr anslator
D．sheisawriterbyprofession
正确答案：D
